How to solve a major dilemma

A panel of 12-14 students will each discuss their majors Monday at a workshop for students who have not yet picked a major.

The workshop provides information about a variety of majors to students with an undeclared major or students who have selected a major but wish to change to a different major.

Don Dawson, advisor for the gateway program, Jennifer Lewis and Esther Witsman of the academic advising center organized the event.

The academic advising center holds this workshop once every semester for about the past four years, Witsman said.

“Students can see what different majors are about.

“The panel will talk about how they came to decide on that major and will talk about types of courses they take and how that’s helping them to meet their career goals,” Witsman said.

The panel was selected by the three advisors organizing the event, Witsman said. The advisors spoke with chairs from each department to see who would be a good candidate to represent their major.

The academic advising center will also have handouts on different majors available at the workshop.

The academic advising center is expecting 25-75 students to attend, Witsman said.

Last fall about 75 people attended the workshop, which is the highest number attendance to the workshop has ever been.

The workshop is open to all students and will take place at 6 p.m. Monday in the Charleston/Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.